NWA Committee Chairs

Revised: October 3, 2008 (address change)

Commissioner of Committees: (non-voting, appointed member of the NWA Council)
Elizabeth Quoetone
NOAA/NWS/WDTB
120 David L. Boren Blvd Ste 2640
Norman, OK 73072-7268
(405) 325-2986
Liz.Quoetone@noaa.gov

Annual Meeting 2008 Program Committee:
John Gordon
NOAA/NWS Forecast Office MIC
6201 Theiler Lane
Louisville, KY 40229
(502) 969-8842
annualmeeting@nwas.org

Aviation Meteorology Committee:
Terry T. Lankford
231 Snowberry Ct.
Murphys, CA 95247-9696
209-728-9864
t.t.lankford@comcast.net

Awards Committee:
Daniel W. McCarthy
NOAA/NWS Forecast Office MIC
6900 West Hanna Avenue
Indianapolis, IN 46241-9526
(317) 856-0360
daniel.mccarthy@noaa.gov

Broadcast Meteorology Committee:
Mike Goldberg
P.O. Box 2491
Glen Allen, VA 23058-2491
broadcastchair@nwas.org

Broadcaster Seal of Approval Committee Chair:
Larry Rice
Auburn, WA
riceweather@comcast.net

Seal Evaluation Board members:
LeAnn Allison, Mark Bogner, Jim Buchanan, Carol Erickson, Felipe Ferro, Jose Garcia, Rob Haswell, Laura Huckabee, Nate Johnson, Betsy Kling, Kirk Lombardy, Miles Muzio, Brian Olson, Lori Pinson, Erik Pytlak, Tammie Souza, Kathy Sabine, Ben Smith, Jim Spencer, Roland Steadham, Keith Stellman, John Toohey-Morales, Jay Trobec, Mark Walden, Nick Walker

Seal Recertification Chair:
Jim Moore WPTZ-TV
5 Television Drive
Plattsburgh, NY 12901-7252
(518) 561-5555x557
jtmoore@hearst.com

Testing Chairperson:
Dr. Michael Brown
Department of Geosciences
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 5448
Mississippi State, MS 39762-5448
(662) 325-2906
mike.brown@msstate.edu

Public Relations Chairperson:
Betsy Kling
WKYC-TV
1333 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1159
(216) 344-3407
betsykling@wkyc.com

Workshop Program Chairperson:
Bryan C. Karrick
KCCI-TV
888 Ninth Street
Des Moines, IA 50309-1288
(515) 247-8888
bkarrick@hearst.com

Education Committee Co-Chairs:
Eleanor Vallier-Talbot
168 Hart St. Unit 65
Taunton MA  02780-3746
508-823-1900 x416
eleanor.vallier-talbot@noaa.gov

Jeffrey S. Tongue
32 17th Ave.
Ronkonkoma NY 11779-6251
631-924-0593 x224
jeffrey.tongue@noaa.gov

Information Technology Committee:
Timothy D. Oram
NOAA/NWS/SMG Johnson Space Center
NASA/JSC
WS8 2101 NASA Parkway
Houston, TX 77058-3607
(281) 483-3257
Timothy.Oram@noaa.gov
Home Page curator: Steven Listemaa webmaster@nwas.org

Membership and Marketing Committee:
Betsy Kling
WKYC-TV
1333 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114-1159
(216) 344-3407
betsykling@wkyc.com

Nominating Committee:
Michael D. Vescio
NOAA/NWS Forecast Office MIC
2001 NW 56th Drive
Pendleton, OR 97801-4593
(541) 276-7832
Michael.Vescio@noaa.gov

Professional Development Committee:
John Ferree
NOAA/NWS/OCWWS
120 David L. Boren Blvd Ste 2312
Norman, OK 73072-7268
(405) 325-2209
John.T.Ferree@noaa.gov

Publications Committee:
Jeff Craven
NOAA/NWS Forecast Office SOO
W296 Young Road
Eagle, WI 53119-1902
(262) 965-5061x766
jeffrey.craven@noaa.gov

Remote Sensing Committee:
Kenneth F. Carey
Noblis Center for Science and Technology
3150 Fairview Park Drive South, MS F530
Falls Church, VA 22042-4519
(703) 610-1933
Kenneth.Carey@noblis.org

Specialized Operational Services Committee Co-Chairs:
Hugh G. McRandal, Jr.
NOAA/NWS/NCEP Ocean Prediction Center,
NOAA Science Center/NP41
5200 Auth Road
Camp Springs, MD 20746-4325
(301) 763-8000x7410
Hugh.McRandal@noaa.gov

Richard W. Dixon, Ph.D.
Department of Geography
Texas State University
601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX 78666-4616
(512) 245-7436
rd11@txstate.edu

Strategic Planning Committee:
Alan E. Gerard
NOAA/NWS Forecast Office MIC
234 Weather Service Drive
Flowood, MS 39232-9314
(601) 936-2189
alan.e.gerard@noaa.gov

Weather Analysis and Forecasting Committee:
John Gagan
NOAA/NWS Forecast Office,
5805 West Highway EE
Springfield, MO 65802-8430
(417) 863-8028;
John.Gagan@noaa.gov

For further information on committees, please browse to the committee Web pages or e-mail the NWA office at exdir@nwas.org